Thesis Writing

1. Thesis Writing WAHP3

2. Title • Always put a title to what ever we write. Be it a simple thesis statement, an introductory paragraph, or entire essay

3. Historical Introductions • Introduce your thesis by describing the history leading up to the events in question – in effect tell a historical story. • This is a hook to introduce the essay. • There should be no more than two or three sentences prior to the thesis.

4. Substantiated Theses • Your thesis must address the prompt without rephrasing or copying it. • I recommend that you use WAHP3 which stands for “what is it about, how will you prove it, give three examples. • You must qualify the prompt (WA) • Quantify the response (HP3). • To qualify is to answer what it is about with specifics or quantities.

5. Example Prompt • Compare and Contrast the class systems in Classical China and Classical India

6. Title • Class systems in Classical China and India

7. Historical Introductions • As the early river valley civilizations matures into the classical age we begin to see the beginning of class systems emerge

8. Substantiated Theses • (WA) • Classical China and Classical India both developed class systems that had some similarities, but many more differences. • (HP3) • Both had great inequalities (HP1), under India’s class system it was impossible to change your class(HP2), and interaction between the classes was severely limited(HP3) when compared to China.

9. Putting it all together • Compare and Contrast the class systems in Classical China and Classical India Class systems in Classical China and India As the early river valley civilizations matures into the classical age we begin to see the beginning of class systems emerge. Classical China and Classical India both developed class systems that had some similarities, but many more differences. Both had great inequalities, under India’s class system it was impossible to change your class, and interaction between the classes was severely limited when compared to China.